Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: earthy
IPA transcription: ['ɝθi]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: crude, earthy, gross, vulgar
    Meaning: conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
  • Synonyms: earthy
    Meaning: not far removed from or suggestive of nature; "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"
  • Synonyms: earthy
    Meaning: hearty and lusty; "an earthy enjoyment of life"
Usage examples
  • The dust lay thick upon the floor,--there was that mouldy, earthy smell which is so frequently found in apartments which have been long untenanted.
  • When Mrs. Shimerda opened the bag and stirred the contents with her hand, it gave out a salty, earthy smell, very pungent, even among the other odors of that cave.